“Shoot, you’re talking a guy that 4 ½ years you’re the scout team MVP and you’re not taking those hits or you’re not experiencing the highs and lows of what comes with taking care of your body like that. “I think you’ve got to play,” coach Matt Campbell said. That’s not to count regular wear and tear and being hurried out of the pocket (38 times) or the combined hits Iowa State quarterbacks took in the full 2017 season (87). By the time Kempt made it through his first five games last season, including the one he took the injury-sustaining hit, he had been sacked seven times, taken nine hits in the pocket and another 14 on runs according to data from PFF College, totaling at least 30 hits from Big 12 defenders. That’s up from 210 pounds at Iowa State’s bowl game last December and comes from studying how Kempt might best sustain his body through a 13-week regular season. “I’m up to 225 ,” Kempt said, “like legit 225.” It was that four-week stretch that in part led to where Kempt is now. He completed that West Virginia game injured, exited the Oklahoma State game before halftime the next week and then missed Iowa State’s trip to Baylor before playing at less than 100 percent in the regular season finale against Kansas State. ![]() Only four and a half games into his career as a college football starter, Kempt took a hit that hindered the remainder of his regular season. What Kempt’s life of quarterbacking couldn’t fully prepare him for were the constant hits he might take from 230-pound linebackers and 300-pound defensive tackles week after week and the effect that those hits, constant high-level and high-volume throws and season fatigue might have on his arm. FRISCO, Texas - Before Kyle Kempt could truly understand his body he first needed to endure the rigors and demands of what can be a grueling three-month stretch as a major college football quarterback.
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